"Lainy!" yelled a voice buried in the crowd.

"Lily, is that you?" A loud voice replied while squeezing between people to get to her friend.

Suddenly a girl came stumbling through the enormous group of people, almost falling forward, but regained her balance at the last minute. Brushing away her fiery red hair that had fallen into her eyes, she ran toward a slender blonde girl who was beckoning her over. They then threw their arms around each other, ecstatic that they had located each other in the mob of people. "It is so good to see you!" Lily exclaimed.

A sharp whistle sounded throughout the station, echoing several times which magnified the noise. "Ok, we better board the train or else we are never going to get a compartment to ourselves," Lalaine stated. Lily nodded in agreement as they made their way towards the Hogwarts Express.

But even though they had hurried to get aboard, their search for a vacant compartment was fruitless. Their options were limited to either sitting with Severus Snape, or Sirius Black and his "gang." They opted for Sirius.

Lalaine peered into the compartment before reaching toward the handle. But the moment before her fingers could grasp it, she was shoved away and facing Lily, who looked as if she'd just seen a ghost.

"What's wrong with you!" Lalaine exclaimed, rubbing her shoulder that had been so violently pushed against the wall.

"What's wrong with me!" Lily asked hysterically. "What's wrong with you! James Potter is in their, you idiot!"

"So?"

"So! So I don't wanna go in there, that's what's so!"

Lalaine rolled her eyes and stated, "Come on, Lily, he's just a guy."

Lily was shouting now and Lalaine was surprised no one had come out to investigate. "Lainy, he is NOT just a guy! He's the devil reincarnated!"

Once again Lalaine rolled her eyes only this time more dramatically. "Lily, just because he asked you out 50 times everyday last year doesn't make him the devil." As Lily began to protest Lalaine managed to dodge her and began to open the compartment door once more.

But she was again disrupted, this time because she was tackled to the floor, both girls laying flat on their backs. Lily said in a harsh whisper, "Lainy, I AM NOT GOING IN THERE!"

"Yes you are!"

"No I'm not!"

Suddenly the door which had been pushed closed during the tackle opened, and the face of Sirius Black appeared through the opening. "Are you two done fighting, or shall I inform Snivellus that he'll be having company at this time."

Sirius stuck his hand out to help the girls up, which Lalaine gladly accepted. Lily, on the other hand, just glared and pushed herself up, muttering, "I'd rather join Snape."

"You don't mean that, Lily," Lalaine stated simply as she strutted into the compartment at last. Lily huffed and reluctantly trudged in after her, followed by Sirius who closed the door.

"Looks like we have company, boys," Sirius exclaimed as James's face lit up at the sight of Lily. "Now we must be on our best behavior, right?"

Lily sat down stiff as a board, her hands folded in her lap and her eyes facing downward, secretly hoping no one would touch her, Lalaine flopped herself down next to Sirius and smiled to herself.

James was staring intently at Lily and asked, "Hey, Evans. Wanna go out with me?"

Lily finally lifted her eyes and glared at James. "I'd rather eat moldy slugs, Potter."

James's smile faltered for a brief moment, then quickly appeared back on his face. "Oh well, there's always tomorrow!"